Manual

Leveling, spot on
Contents

Welcome to pure:limit 2
Install 4
Authorization 5
User interface 6
Getting started 7
Fine tuning 8
Settings 9
Welcome to pure:limit 3
pure:limit is a simple yet powerful AI driven plug-in that
tames peaks, balances out dynamics and finds the right
level for a mix – at the touch of one button.

The plug-in ensures that the level and dynamics of a mix

are in the sweet spot before it leaves a creator’s studio. No
matter if the audio material revolves around soulful vocals,
bass-heavy samples, distorted guitars or a podcast voice –
the right amount of limiting is essential for a track to sound
great on every speaker system. With automatic parametri-
zation, a broad range of genre-based profiles and instant
replay, pure:limit allows you to stay in the creative flow
when giving your mix the final polish.
Install 4
System requirements Mac OSX Windows
CPU To start the installation process, please open the disk To start the installation process, extract the
Intel Core i5 image sonible_purelimit_osx_x.x.x.dmg. This will mount downloaded zip-file sonible_purelimit_win_x.x.x.zip
AppleM1 the image and open a finder window showing the content onto your hard disk and run the installer.
of the installation package.
RAM The installer will now guide you through the necessary
4GB To install pure:limit on your system, run the installation file steps to install pure:limit on your computer. pure:limit will
purelimit.pkg. automatically be installed in the default locations for audio
Operating systems plug-ins.
Windows 10+ (64 bit) The installer will now guide you through the necessary
Mac OS 10.12+ steps to install pure:limit on your computer. pure:limit will
automatically be installed in the default locations for audio Default folders:
OpenGL Version 3.2+ plug-ins.
VST3
C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST3\
Default folders:
VST
Audio Unit C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST\
/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components/
AAX
VST C:\Program Files\Common Files\Avid\Audio\Plug-Ins
/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST/
You will need admin privileges to
successfully install the pure:limit plug-in. VST3
/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST3/

AAX
/Library/Application Support/Avid/Audio/Plug-Ins/
Authorization
Licensing system
You can select between two licensing systems:
machine-based or iLok (USB dongle).
By creating a user account on www.sonible.com and
registering your products – if they are not already visible in
your Dashboard, you can manage your plug-in activations.
Machine-based
Each license key allows you to install pure:limit on two
computers with unique system IDs. These system IDs are
computed during license activation.
The same license can be used by multiple users, but each
user has to individually unlock the full version of pure:limit
under their account.
In case a system-ID is changed (e.g. replacement of
the hard drive), you can revoke/activate the plug-in next
to the respective system-ID in the Dashboard of your
sonible user account.
iLok
If you want to transfer one activation to your iLok, just make
sure the plug-in is registered in your sonible user account.
Click on the button „transfer to iLok“ next to the plug-in in
your Dashboard and follow the instructions.
Note: 1st gen iLok dongles and the iLok Cloud are currently
not supported.
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Unlocking Trial version
If you purchased a license for pure:limit online, you To run pure:limit in demo-mode, simply click ”try” and you
receive your license key via email. will then be able to use true:balance for a couple of days
without any limitations. (Please refer to our website to find
Machine-based unlocking out more about the current demo period of pure:limit)
When opening pure:limit for the first time, a notification
window will be displayed asking you to unlock pure:limit When the demo period expires, you will need to purchase a
with a valid license key. full license in order to continue using the plug-in.
Please make sure that your computer is connected to
the internet before starting the registration process.
Enter your license key and click „register.“ The plug-in will
now communicate with our server to check if the license
is valid. If it is – enjoy! :)
iLok
If you transferred your license to an iLok, simply attach
the iLok to your computer. The plug-in will then be
automatically registered – enjoy!
If you don’t receive the email within minutes please
check your junk folder first before contacting our support
(support@sonible.com).
User interface 6

Learning Section
Start the learning process and
select genre profiles.

Signal History
Monitor all changes in
real-time.

Gain
Control the input gain to
tweak the limiting intensity.

Inflate
Boost the loudness without
increasing the peaks level.

Style
Select a limiting style. ? Meters
Monitor the level of the output
signal (grey) and the gain
reduction (red).
Getting started
pure:limit is equipped with a unique learning feature that
analyzes an incoming audio signal and automatically finds
settings that preserve details of the track, while taming the
dynamics. To get started, let pure:limit learn from your signal:
1. Genre profile
Select the genre that best matches the character of your
mix from the dropdown. You can always start the learning
process with “Universal” and switch to a more specific
profile later.
2. Playback & learning
pure:level needs an incoming audio signal for the learning
process. Once the playback has started, click the green
record button and let pure:limit listen to your signal.
Hint: It’s a good idea to let pure:limit learn from a relatively
loud section of your track (e.g. the refrain). This gives the
plug-in a good idea of the most critical dynamic region.
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3. Done!
When the learning process is finished, pure:limit automatically
sets and unlocks all plug-in parameters.
Hint: If you want the plug-in to learn from a different section
of your input signal, you can simply start the audio playback
from there and click the learn button again.
Fine Tuning 8
While the intelligent processing of pure:limit takes care of
all crucial limiter settings, the plug-in also allows you to fine
tune the results to match your sonic vision.

Style Gain Inflate

The Style determines how forceful the audio material
should be hit by the limiter.
Soft
The soft limiting style ensures a smooth and transparent
limiting process. It is suggested for content that should
sound natural, but this style generally delivers clean
limiting results for a wide range of material.
Neutral
The neutral limiting style aims for a good balance between
a punchy and a transparent sound. It works well for
most audio material and makes your mix sound compact
without changing its overall character.
The large gain slider controls the amount of input gain. The inflate dial allows boosting the overall level and bass
Increasing the gain will make your signal louder but will also energy of your signal. While low values add a subtle
reduce the dynamics as soon as your peaks start hitting saturation and warmth to your mix, high values help to
the limit. really blow-up your signal and create a rich low-end.
While a certain amount of gain reduction (limiting) is
intended when using a limiter, you should always try to
go for a good balance between taming your peaks and
letting the signal breath. If you reach the red section of the
gain slider while increasing the gain, you are most likely
over-limiting your signal.
Hint: Per default, the limit ist set to -1dB true peak level, but
you can modify the limit on the settings page.

Hard
The hard limiting style helps to add some extra punch to
your track. While keeping an eye on the limit, the hard
style allows to really squash your material and let your
tracks sound aggressive and dense.
Settings Page 9
To visit the settings page, click the little cogwheel in the
upper right corner.

Limiter threshold
You can change the limiter threshold to set the maximum
allowed true peak level for the processed output signal.
Setting the limit to e.g. -2dB means that the loudest peak
of the output signal will never go above this limit.
Show tooltips
Enable/Disable tooltips on hover.
Use OpenGL
OpenGL might cause rendering issues on certain computer
hardware. Use this option to disable OpenGL.

While pure:limit already uses true peak limiting to make sure

that no inter-sample peaks occur when the signal is played Share anonymous user data with
back on different devices, setting a limit below 0dBFS will sonible
give your peaks some headroom. This headroom helps to Enable to share fully anonymous user data with sonible and
make sure that a signal will not clip even if it runs through help us improve pure:limit.
an audio codec (e.g. AAC,MP3, Ogg/Vorbis). We suggest
to leave the limit at the default level (-1dB) when bouncing
a signal for streaming platforms.

Plug-in & Licensing Information

Here you can find the name and version of your plug-in as
well as the license key (when not licensed via iLok).

When a new version of the plug-in is available, you’ll receive

a notification here and it’s also indicated by a little dot on
the cogwheel in the main view of pure:limit. Click on the
green text to download the latest version.
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